Empire of the Dharma: Korean and Japanese Buddhism, 1877-1912 (Harvard East Asian Monographs (Hardcover))

Empire of the Dharma Kim explores the dynamic relationship between Korean and Japanese Buddhists in the years leading up to the Japanese annexation of Korea. Conventional narratives portray Korean Buddhists as complicit in the religious annexation of the peninsula, but this view fails to account for the diverse visions, interests, and strategies that drove both sides. Full description